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- "You are marked historian," she purred. "You are owned as surely as I am. It is good to know that I am not the sole slave in this room. Your leash is more ephemeral than mine but just as binding. She is still alive by the way, your sister. But the pawn has a patron. The patron wants you to suffer before he strikes out at you."
- "How do you know that?" I asked and I saw the delight my pain gave her.
- "If you were more observant you'd know. The patron protects his pawn."